August 28, 1996.
The Phantom Troupe painfully lost two members.
Fortunately, on that day, under Chrollo's invitation, a top student filled Omokage's position, becoming the #4 member of the team.
For the Troupe, this was like stopping the bleeding in time.
As such, there was no need to investigate Omokage's death further.
If there was anything still uncomfortable about this matter, it would be the personality and style displayed by the top student.
Even though the Troupe members present had seen their fair share of storms, they couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Therefore, when the top student slaughtered a group of bounty hunters with a single playing card, the Troupe members present didn't even know how to describe what they had witnessed.
If they had to label the top student.
It would undoubtedly be twisted to the extreme.
However, they didn't care about the origin of this reaction from the top student.
When the top student finished the killing and reluctantly agreed to join the Troupe, their hostility diminished considerably.
But the top student's actions and gestures, displaying a strong personal style such as hip swaying and thrusting, only increased their disgust.
All in all, the Troupe was currently only missing one leg.
And unbeknownst to the Troupe...
The addition of this top student would only bring more unstable factors to the Troupe.
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At this moment.
Morrow didn't know what had happened after Hisoka fell from the sky. He was now on an airship heading to a border city.
Originally planning to take a direct airship to Heavens Arena, a phone call invitation from Kanzai made Morrow change his itinerary at the last minute.
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Time moved to September 1st.
This day marked the beginning of Yorknew's annual auction extravaganza.
For collectors who love rare treasures, this was a must-attend event.
For Morrow now, the existence of the Yorknew auction was not just a place to realize huge profits in a short period but also a place to improve the efficiency of his rings charge.
But Morrow couldn't go.
On this day, the airship he was on landed in a town called Prite, close to the border of Kukan'yu Kingdom.
The geographical location of Prite town was somewhat special.
To its west and south were wetland forests and mountainous regions, while to the east was a port within the border jurisdiction.
Because land road development was limited by forests and mountains, Prite, though only a town-level in scale, had an airport that served as a transfer station and tourist reception.
And because it was adjacent to the border, compared to inland cities, Prite's law and order were in shambles, with criminal activities such as smuggling being commonplace.
But in fact, smuggling was Prite's lifeline.
It brought chaos and evil to Prite, but also incomparable huge profits.
Therefore, the person in charge of governing this area tacitly approved of the existence of certain phenomena to a certain extent.
Morrow walked out of Prite's airport, took a black cab, and headed to a noodle shop called Red Cinnabar.
That was where Kanzai had arranged to meet him.
Sitting in the car, Morrow turned his head to look at the buildings on both sides of the road.
The buildings in this town were at most three or four stories high, mostly using a kind of wood with deep red veins as the main material.
The red-veined wood was embedded with grayish-white bricks...
It gave an impression of white walls stained with blood.
Morrow's detour to come here wasn't entirely because of Kanzai's invitation.
In this town that almost flaunted chaos and disorder, there were Nolan Gambino's businesses.
Based on the intelligence provided by Argo, it couldn't be confirmed whether the "Menu" controlled by Nolan was related to the businesses here.
But whether there was a connection or not...
Since Morrow had come, he couldn't possibly do nothing.
Previously, due to Death Rewind and limited abilities, he could only passively accept the enemy delivering heads to his doorstep.
Now that his level had risen to Lv.31, the situation had reversed, and of course, he had to take the initiative to seek them out.
Ordinary person, ordinary person...
During the black cab ride, Morrow habitually observed the pedestrians on the street.
All along the way, unsurprisingly, almost everyone was an ordinary person.
Ordinary person, hmm, this one is tentative...
Occasionally seeing some slightly unnatural aura dissipation phenomena, Morrow would usually assume the person was a Nen user hiding their identity.
Ordinary person, ordinary person... Oh, a Nen user.
Morrow's gaze instantly locked onto a person standing in front of a medicinal herb stall by the roadside, covered from head to toe, with only a pair of eyes visible.
The person wore loose white clothing, a white hat that covered most of their head, and the face that should have been exposed was covered by a medical mask, leaving only a pair of bright black eyes visible.
Morrow only had time to observe the person for a few seconds before the black cab carrying him turned at an intersection.
A woman? The flow of aura is very steady, her strength should be considerable.
Carefully recalling the Ten on that Nen user just now, Morrow drew an initial conclusion.
However, compared to that solid basic Ten, what left a deeper impression on Morrow were the person's eyes.
Bright, clear...
If it were in a relatively normal environment, Morrow wouldn't have paid special attention to a woman's eyes.
But in a place like Prite, after observing all the way, what he felt most was the visible hostility.
In comparison, the eyes of that female Nen user were like a white orchid blooming in barren soil, with a very strong presence.
Morrow remembered her appearance, then continued to observe the pedestrians along the way.
Twenty minutes later.
Morrow arrived at the noodle shop called Red Cinnabar.
Like most buildings in the town, this noodle shop was also built with red-veined wood and grayish-white bricks.
Even the sign hanging on the noodle shop was made of red wood.
The ink-splatter-like pattern on the wood surface really gave a sensory impression of blood splattered on it.
Morrow withdrew his gaze and walked straight in.
The noodle shop was quite large, with over twenty tables.
It was noon, and almost every table was occupied.
Morrow quickly scanned the room, noticing that many customers had bulges under their clothes, obviously carrying guns or knives, which showed how weak the law enforcement and legal constraints were in this place.
Not paying too much attention to these peripheral details, Morrow quickly spotted Kanzai sitting at a table near the wall.
Kanzai also saw Morrow who had just walked into the noodle shop, and immediately waved his hand.
Seeing this, Morrow went straight to Kanzai and sat down.
Kanzai pushed the menu over while smiling and said, "Thinking you might still be in Kukan'yu Kingdom, I tried calling to ask, didn't expect you really were."
"Shouldn't I be the one asking you that?" Morrow picked up the menu and looked at it curiously, asking, "Wasn't your work finished? Why are you still coming to Kukan'yu Kingdom?"
"There."
Kanzai raised his hand and pointed at the TV hanging on the wall of the noodle shop.
The TV was showing a scene of a silver-haired woman being interviewed.
Morrow looked at the TV screen, then turned to Kanzai with a questioning look.
Kanzai explained, "That's the client I couldn't protect before."
"Ah?"
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